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Making Amends Reveals Character

August 3, 2022conscience, empathy, Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spirituality, Therapycharacter, contrition, labor of love, making amends, remorse, wholesome characters, work of repairDr. Simon

Making amends for harm done is a duty, to be sure. But the spirit with which one does this noble work of repair testifies to one’s character.

Contrition and Character Growth

July 27, 2022Abuse, conscience, empathy, Infidelity, Integrity, Intimacy, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spirituality, Therapycharacter, contrition, guilt, love, regret, remorse, shameDr. Simon

Contrition goes beyond mere regret or even remorse. The contrite person hurts because of the hurt they caused. And they work to mend wounds.

The Nature of Truly Supportive Relationships

September 2, 2021conscience, empathy, Integrity, Intimacy, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualityboundaries, character, commitment, contrition, positive regard, supportive relationships, trustDr. Simon

Supportive relationships have highly recognizable core characteristics that sadly are in short supply in our character-impaired times.

Malignant Narcissists Use and Abuse Remorselessly

May 20, 2021Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Integrity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issuesabuse, contrition, exploitation, regret, remorse, victimizationDr. Simon

Character-impaired folks inevitably use and abuse others. And the more they lack conscience and empathy, the more seriously they’re likely to use and abuse.

How to Spot a Converted Heart

July 27, 2018conscience, Faith, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spirituality, Therapycharacter, contrition, conversion, metanoia, spiritualityDr. Simon

A person who’s been converted doesn’t relate the way they used to. Their whole manner of seeing and doing is different. It’s an observable change. And one that’s consistent over time.

Some Manipulators Enjoy Toying with You

October 17, 2017conscience, empathy, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, conscience, contrition, empathy, guilt, malignant narcissism, regret, remorse, shameDr. Simon

Folks devoid of empathy will hurt you without compunction. They might regret certain consequences, but they rarely experience genuine remorse or contrition. How someone acts when they’ve hurt you tells all you really need to know about their character.

Loving Relationships Grow Character

June 2, 2017conscience, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, conscience, contrition, growth, relationshipsDr. Simon

You have to have some decency of character to make a relationship work. But there’s also nothing more powerfully character-building than a truly loving relationship.

Personality and Character Disorders: When It’s Serious

November 20, 2015Abuse, conscience, empathy, Entitlement, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issuesconscience, contrition, empathy, guilt, malignant narcissism, Personality and Character Disorders, regret, remorse, shameDr. Simon

The most severely disordered characters among us are not the “hot-headed” types who sometimes let their passions get the better of them and do things they might sometimes later regret but rather the “cold-hearted” sorts who chronically and ruthelessly try to get the better of others.

Trust and Relationships – Wrap Up

July 31, 2015Personality and Character, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, contrition, integrity, relationships, trustDr. Simon

Solid relationships depend on trust. The biggest commitments in life require that we give a part of ourselves away, which is impossible to do safely in the absence of trust (for more on this topic see the prior articles: Trust: The Foundation of Any Relationship, Trust and Relationships – Pt. 2, and Trust and Commitment Go Hand in … Continue reading Trust and Relationships – Wrap Up →

Trust and Relationships – Pt. 2

July 17, 2015conscience, empathy, Infidelity, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationships, Responsibility, Therapybetrayal, character, conscience, contrition, empathy, infidelity, narcissism, narcissist, remorse, trustDr. Simon

Trust is the foundation of any healthy relationship. But it’s absolutely crucial to a marriage.

Dr. George Simon

Author, Public Speaker, Consultant, Character Development Coach, Composer

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Trust and Relationships – Pt. 2